Colts vs. Eagles: 5 things to know entering Week 3

By effectively executing their game plan and playing with confidence, the Indianapolis Colts (1-1) defeated the Washington Redskins to win their first game of the season in Week 2. While many celebrated, the AFC South upstarts quickly turned their focus on what was next.

And what’s next for the Colts is a Sunday matchup against the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles (1-1). The Eagles will return home following their Week 2 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccanneers.

Even though it’s very early in the season, we are beginning to see which games are more important than others. The Eagles are arguably the Colts’ toughest matchup in 2018.

Let’s take a look at five things to know as we enter Week 3 of the regular season:

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Carson Wentz returns from injury

As the Colts are getting used to life with Andrew Luck again, the Eagles will be in the same situation when Carson Wentz returns on Sunday. The third-year quarterback was having an MVP caliber season before suffering a season-ending knee injury last December.

Wentz has worked extremely hard to return, and his presence will mean a lot to the Eagles. The Eagles offense, led by back up quarterback Nick Foles, wasn’t having much success this season. They averaged just 19.5 points per game, and Foles recorded just 451 passing yards and one touchdown.

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